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Cambridge 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

14 ward races
16 seats
16 elected below the proportional quota
100.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party14,98038.2%1062.5%637.5%+4
Liberal Democrats8,69122.1%425.0%425.0%0
Conservative and Unionist Party7,55219.2%00.0%318.8%-3
Green Party7,03317.9%212.5%318.8%-1
Independent8932.3%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party590.2%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)330.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total39,241100.0%16100.0%16100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Castle · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,122

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Payne, C.Liberal Democrats81619.8%Elected
2Nestor, A.Labour Party71617.4%Elected
3Murphy, M.Labour Party65115.8%
4Summerfield, D.Independent63215.3%
5Tilbrook, W.Liberal Democrats43710.6%
6Hennessy, E.Green Party3388.2%
7Kittmer, D.Green Party2255.5%
8Boorman, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1623.9%
9Dyl, T.Conservative and Unionist Party1453.5%

Electorate 4,568 · Ballots cast 4,122 · Back to ward index

Coleridge · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,729

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Moore, R.Labour Party1,08522.9%Elected
2Griffin, T.Labour Party89518.9%Elected
3Nicmanis, S.Green Party66114.0%
4Barrett-Payton, E.Conservative and Unionist Party62713.3%
5Nelson, R.Conservative and Unionist Party61112.9%
6Price, P.Green Party3978.4%
7Brunton, J.Liberal Democrats2595.5%
8Brunton, T.Liberal Democrats1944.1%

Electorate 6,319 · Ballots cast 4,729 · Back to ward index

Trumpington · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,615

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Flaubert, I.Liberal Democrats93135.6%Elected
2Toranzos, C.Labour Party75228.8%
3Meftah, S.Conservative and Unionist Party60523.1%
4Mosonyi, C.Green Party32712.5%

Electorate 7,556 · Ballots cast 2,615 · Back to ward index

Queen Ediths · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,987

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Young, K.Liberal Democrats1,13137.9%Elected
2Ron, T.Labour Party70923.7%
3Gregory, G.Conservative and Unionist Party58019.4%
4Whitmore, J.Green Party30610.2%
5Carpen, A.Independent2618.7%

Electorate 6,573 · Ballots cast 2,987 · Back to ward index

East Chesterton · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,639

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gilderdale, A.Labour Party1,01438.4%Elected
2Illingworth, B.Liberal Democrats88733.6%
3Ribeiro, F.Conservative and Unionist Party34112.9%
4May, E.Green Party30511.6%
5Miller, C.Heritage Party592.2%
6Burkinshaw, P.UK Independence Party (UKIP)331.3%

Electorate 6,555 · Ballots cast 2,639 · Back to ward index

King’s Hedges · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,038

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Collis, A.Labour Party79839.2%Elected
2Hossain, D.Conservative and Unionist Party65031.9%
3Tod, F.Liberal Democrats30515.0%
4Matthews, A.Green Party28514.0%

Electorate 6,622 · Ballots cast 2,038 · Back to ward index

Newnham · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,210

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Glasberg, J.Green Party89540.5%Elected
2Miller, A.Labour Party75634.2%
3Liu, C.Liberal Democrats39818.0%
4Williams, S.Conservative and Unionist Party1617.3%

Electorate 5,730 · Ballots cast 2,210 · Back to ward index

Market · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,934

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Martinelli, A.Liberal Democrats79641.2%Elected
2Greenlees, R.Labour Party67134.7%
3Strug, K.Green Party28314.6%
4Appiah, J.Conservative and Unionist Party1849.5%

Electorate 5,939 · Ballots cast 1,934 · Back to ward index

West Chesterton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,096

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wade, R.Labour Party1,31442.4%Elected
2Dalzell, J.Liberal Democrats1,00832.6%
3Harford, M.Conservative and Unionist Party41213.3%
4Mitchell, S.Green Party36211.7%

Electorate 6,321 · Ballots cast 3,096 · Back to ward index

Abbey · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,518

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Tong, E.Green Party1,07742.8%Elected
2Anwar, Z.Labour Party80431.9%
3Smith, D.Conservative and Unionist Party46318.4%
4Ansell, R.Liberal Democrats1746.9%

Electorate 7,224 · Ballots cast 2,518 · Back to ward index

Cherry Hinton · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,603

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dryden, R.Labour Party1,11943.0%Elected
2Marsh, Z.Conservative and Unionist Party1,05640.6%
3Potter, R.Green Party2359.0%
4McCann, A.Liberal Democrats1937.4%

Electorate 6,331 · Ballots cast 2,603 · Back to ward index

Romsey · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,677

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Healy, M.Labour Party1,21945.5%Elected
2Webb, S.Green Party55520.7%
3Azamuddin, M.Conservative and Unionist Party51419.2%
4Walmsley, J.Liberal Democrats38914.5%

Electorate 6,521 · Ballots cast 2,677 · Back to ward index

Arbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,443

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Todd-Jones, M.Labour Party1,17548.1%Elected
2Boorman, R.Conservative and Unionist Party67127.5%
3Lawrence, S.Green Party33313.6%
4Oliver, S.Liberal Democrats26410.8%

Electorate 6,430 · Ballots cast 2,443 · Back to ward index

Petersfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,630

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thornburrow, K.Labour Party1,30249.5%Elected
2Carraud, E.Liberal Democrats50919.4%
3Morris-Blake, J.Green Party44917.1%
4Roper, P.Conservative and Unionist Party37014.1%

Electorate 6,885 · Ballots cast 2,630 · Back to ward index